Police say intoxicated Florida man tried to ‘drive it off’

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Police say intoxicated Florida man tried to ‘drive it off’

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A man on a quest for booze was sidetracked after he gave officers the excuse of a lifetime, police say.

Michael Moore, 61, was arrested for DUI when Stuart Police saw his SUV speeding along U.S. 1, Off the Beat reports.

When officers stopped Moore, he told them he had been drinking at home and was on his way to a bar for a few more. Apparently, he and his wife were having an argument and he left, but not before his wife told him he had been drinking too much.

His response? He was going to “drive it off.”

Officers weren’t amused and gave Moore a field sobriety test. He hit a 0.104 on his breath test, greater than the 0.08 limit.